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Using sprung ball bearings to lock stuff in place is kinda amazing. Simple, cheap and very robust and doesn't need tight tolerances
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Wow, it has a name (obv you're not bound to balls, anything that will wedge itself into the right detent works, bearing balls are just cheap and readily available)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_plunger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_plunger
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Idk why therecs a 2nd article for that special case tho. Time to read random ass engineering wikipedia articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_detent
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